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-Oh no.
[The video is washed out, too bright underneath the generic lighting of the even more generic passenger's quarters. Merlin's face slowly eclipses it, eyes wide and a little concerned. With a little trial and error, he's managed to master the device's functions faster than a medieval boy probably has a right to. But technology hasn't come up with an answer for clumsiness. Yet.]
All right?
[Merlin picks the communicator up, sighing in relief before he starts to grin.]
Are we really up there? Up in the stars, I mean. I know everyone keeps saying it, it's just hard to imagine. To think that a servant could be among the stars. I really used to look up to them.
[Merlin presses his lips together, quite possibly the only person amused by that. Arthur's always told him that he shouldn't try to be funny. This would be why.]
Has anyone ever been up here before? Do you think if we stepped outside the ship, it would be like falling out of a tree? Except that there are no trees in space, because there isn't any dirt.
Which makes me wonder...where do we get the apples?
[Merlin finally has the decency to look sheepish about his ramblings and odd questions.]
Sorry. And I've already heard about there being no air and space radiation, so I won't actually be trying to get out there. My guardian just always wanted me to take more of an interest in science. I guess this was one way of doing it.
[Merlin glances off-screen, and there's a hesitance with his last question that the others was lacking.]
Uhm, it is science, isn't it? And not magic?
[The video is washed out, too bright underneath the generic lighting of the even more generic passenger's quarters. Merlin's face slowly eclipses it, eyes wide and a little concerned. With a little trial and error, he's managed to master the device's functions faster than a medieval boy probably has a right to. But technology hasn't come up with an answer for clumsiness. Yet.]
All right?
[Merlin picks the communicator up, sighing in relief before he starts to grin.]
Are we really up there? Up in the stars, I mean. I know everyone keeps saying it, it's just hard to imagine. To think that a servant could be among the stars. I really used to look up to them.
[Merlin presses his lips together, quite possibly the only person amused by that. Arthur's always told him that he shouldn't try to be funny. This would be why.]
Has anyone ever been up here before? Do you think if we stepped outside the ship, it would be like falling out of a tree? Except that there are no trees in space, because there isn't any dirt.
Which makes me wonder...where do we get the apples?
[Merlin finally has the decency to look sheepish about his ramblings and odd questions.]
Sorry. And I've already heard about there being no air and space radiation, so I won't actually be trying to get out there. My guardian just always wanted me to take more of an interest in science. I guess this was one way of doing it.
[Merlin glances off-screen, and there's a hesitance with his last question that the others was lacking.]
Uhm, it is science, isn't it? And not magic?
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True victory lies in morale, I have once been told.
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[He offers her a smile for it.]
I guess it doesn't really matter if I'm run through with a sword or hit by toxic clouds. Either way, I doubt it would be very pleasant.
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[ Because Merlin baking is a bit too much. Magick an apple pie, perhaps. ]
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[ not surprising; she finds that since her marriage, hunting would always make her frown, will always remind her of her husband. But Arthur Pendragon is not Giovanni Sforza, of that she is certain. ]
Do you enjoy such trips? I prefer simply riding, myself.
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I like the forest. The hunting, not so much. But I like riding as well!
[So what if he complains to Arthur, Merlin suddenly has nothing but fond memories of it.]
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[ a smile. ][ She has never visited the Britons but heard tales of it being beautiful, at least. ]
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Are you also dutiful enough to listen to him complaining, Merlin?
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[ a conspiratorial look before: ]
I will keep it a secret.
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